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Psychosomatic

Psychosomatic / Somatoform / Hypochondria / Cybercondria

Psychosomatics is the term used to explain the effects of the mind on the body. Psychosomatic disorders are defined as psychological disorders manifested by physical symptoms. People with psychosomatic disorders have often experienced painful events. It can be said that a set of unconscious or psychic factors affects organs, creating pain or other physical symptoms. Medical treatment does not work because the cause of the physical symptom is psychological suffering. We need to consider the physical symptoms that have often become permanent but at the same time to propose psychotherapy in order to identify the internal conflicts concerned.
Hypochondria is marked by an almost obsessive concern for the person’s health which pushes the individual to interpret every minor bodily symptom as an indication of a serious illness. This syndrome is characterised by fear and anxiety. The competence of the doctors consulted is called into question because the person's conviction about their serious illness is firmly anchored and remains even in the face of numerous medical results indicating absence of disease. There are several types of hypochondria. With the development of the Internet we also speak of cybercondria which can amplify hypochondria due to the mass of medical information to which the Internet gives access.